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Blindsided 12: I Prefer a World Where Someone’s Home

Join Brian and Steven as we wrap up our journey through the awesome and thought provoking world of Blindsight. Check out the awesome companion website sxp made! The book doesn’t have chapters in the traditional sense, but it does have natural stopping points separated by quotes. The starting quote for… Continue reading

08-11
01:44:51

Blindsided 11: Consciousness Is a Bug, Not a Feature

Join Brian and Steven as the scramblers and the vampire demon challenge the value of the very essence of of what makes us us. Check out the awesome companion website sxp made! The book doesn’t have chapters in the traditional sense, but it does have natural stopping points separated by… Continue reading

08-04
01:16:28

Blindsided 10: Ow! What the Hell??

Brian and Steven continue their journey into space madness. Buckle up – this one gets nuts! The book doesn’t have chapters in the traditional sense, but it does have natural stopping points separated by quotes. Check out the awesome companion website sxp made! The starting quote for this episode is:… Continue reading

07-28
01:06:42

Blindsided 09: Is It Wrong to Torture a Roomba?

Join Brian and Steven as we put jumper cables on this roomba to see if it feels pain! The book doesn’t have chapters in the traditional sense, but it does have natural stopping points separated by quotes. Check out the awesome companion website sxp made! The starting quote for this… Continue reading

07-22
01:00:21

Blindsided 08: We Got A Live One!

Join Brian and Steven as we wrangle up some aliens of dubious sentience so we can confine them and do some mad science at them! The book doesn’t have chapters in the traditional sense, but it does have natural stopping points separated by quotes. Check out the awesome companion website… Continue reading

07-15
01:20:18

Blindsided 07: Competitive Ecology

Hold on tight – Brian and Steven throw themselves back into the mysterious alien spacecraft after punching a hole in it with antimatter! The book doesn’t have chapters in the traditional sense, but it does have natural stopping points separated by quotes. Check out the awesome companion website sxp made!… Continue reading

07-07
01:11:59

Blindsided 06: Madness-Inducing Meat-Grinder

Brian and Steven continue diving into the madness-inducing meat-grinder over and over. Come on and join the party! The book doesn’t have chapters in the traditional sense, but it does have natural stopping points separated by quotes. Check out the awesome companion website sxp made! The starting quote for this… Continue reading

06-30
01:04:55

Blindsided 05: Alien Space Ghosts!

Join Brian and Steven as they throw caution to the winds, don their Big Daddy costumes, and get ready to rumble with some space ghosts! The book doesn’t have chapters in the traditional sense, but it does have natural stopping points separated by quotes. Check out the awesome companion website… Continue reading

06-16
01:17:10

Blindsided 04: You Wanna Throw Down, Bro?!

Join Brian and Steven, who are maybe trapped inside of a Chinese Room. Or maybe banging on it from the outside. Who knows? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ The book doesn’t have chapters in the traditional sense, but it does have natural stopping points separated by quotes. Check out the awesome companion website sxp… Continue reading

06-09
01:11:39

Blindsided 03: Theseus, are you there? It’s me, Rorschach

Join Brian and Steven as we talk with some maybe-super-smart aliens in our discussion of part 3 of Blindsight! The book doesn’t have chapters in the traditional sense, but it does have natural stopping points separated by quotes. Check out the awesome companion website sxp made! The starting quote for… Continue reading

06-02
01:10:20

Blindsided 02: Smile! You’re on Camera!

Join Brian and Steven on their expedition to the edge of the solar system with part 2 of Blindsight! The book doesn’t have chapters in the traditional sense, but it does have natural stopping points separated by quotes. (I read the wrong quote at the top of the episode. Whoopsie!)… Continue reading

05-26
01:20:59

Blindsided 01: Aliens, Vampires, and Children – oh my!

Steven and Brian take their first real dive into the strange world of Blindsight. I hope you are having as much as we are. :) The book doesn’t have chapters in the traditional sense, but it does have natural stopping points separated by quotes. Check out the awesome companion website… Continue reading

05-18
01:02:38

Blindsided 00: Announcement

Steven and Brian announce their latest reading project – Blindsight by Peter Watts! The book doesn’t have chapters in the traditional sense, but it does have natural stopping points separated by quotes. The first week we’ll be reading up until: “When it is dark enough, you can see the stars.… Continue reading

05-12
07:54

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990) perfection

A movie that somehow did it all. You can find Matt at his regular media-analysis podcast at Doof Media. Continue reading

04-21
52:35

Cowboy Grak 5 pt2

Narrative about meta-narrative. Eneasz and Steven talk about the rest of Cowboy Grak 5, a Worth The Candle fanfic. Continue reading

03-31
01:28:34

Cowboy Grak 5 full audio available

Listen to the entirety of Cowboy Grak 5 over at https://askwhocastsai.substack.com/p/cowboy-grak-5-yet-another-fistful Continue reading

03-26
00:22

Cowboy Grak 5 pt1

Not everything is a reference! Eneasz and Steven talk about half of Cowboy Grak 5, a Worth The Candle fanfic. Continue reading

03-24
01:29:45

The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch 06: Pondering Knowable Dreams

Welcome back to PKD! Brian and Steven wrap up their adventures in the mind of Philip K Dick. We’re gonna keep this going with Blindsight! Come back in a week or two for … part of Blindsight. We’ll figure this out later. Also, did you happen across this looking for… Continue reading

02-25
58:24

HPMOR 10 Year Anniversary Parties

Want to run an HPMOR Anniversary Party, or get notified if one’s happening near you? Fill this out! Continue reading

02-21
11:57

The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch: No New Episode

No new episode this week, y’all. We’ll be back to wrap up the show as soon as we can. In the mean time, check out some other awesome content like AskWho’s AI audiobooks and essays. Stay awesome and we look forward to chatting about the end of our PKD adventures.… Continue reading

02-03
00:29

Charlie Bradley

this is awesome!

05-09 Reply

Charlie Bradley

This is an excellent fan fiction and so much more: I'm learning about methods of rational thinking while enjoying a Harry Potter fanfic that is truly engaging.

04-27 Reply

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